Distance Education: Applications in a Masters and Doctoral Program

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois Ann Hesser ◽  
George Kontos
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Compressed Video ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Electronic Classroom ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Student Skill ◽  
Study Student

This article examines two graduate programs, one masters and one doctoral, that rely heavily on technological delivery systems. These systems include the use of audiobridge, videotapes, electronic mail, and compressed video. In addition, the programs utilize electronic library access, bulletin boards, and a special tool that was developed in-house, the Electronic Classroom. Included is a survey of “National Cluster” students in the doctoral program. The survey was used to assess the influence that technology, especially telecommunications, has had on the students' ability to complete their course of study, their career, and/or work status, and their personal interaction with friends and colleagues. Preliminary analysis of the survey data indicate that the instruction that these students received enabled them to perform in a positive way throughout their study. Student skill levels were increased, and the carryover to their work place was evident.

A Case Study of One-to-One Video-Conferencing Education over the Internet

2011 ◽  
pp. 275-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hock C. Chan ◽  
Bernard C.Y. Tan ◽  
Wei-Ping Tan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Information And Communication

In a traditional classroom, students learn from the physical delivery of classes, which to a great extent depends on the teaching techniques employed by the instructor. In a virtual classroom, the physical delivery of classes depends not only on the teaching techniques chosen but also very much on the technologies used to deliver the teaching materials (Cyrs, 1994). With the increasing use of virtual classrooms, technologies have become a critical component affecting teaching and learning effectiveness (Alavi, 1994). Advances in information and communication technologies have significantly changed the ways students learn, the ways instructors teach and the means with which both parties access information (Leidner and Jarvenpaa, 1993). Virtual classrooms have been investigated in the context of tele-learning (e.g., Alavi et al., 1995; Wheeler et al., 1995) and video-conferencing (e.g., Kydd and Ferry, 1994; Webster, 1998). While such technologies have allowed an instructor to deliver formal classes to students from another geographical location, these classes can be supplemented by informal computer-mediated interaction among the instructor and students through electronic mail or bulletin boards (Leidner and Jarvenpaa, 1995). Advances in internet technologies have opened up new ways for interaction among the instructor and students. For example, the instructor can now place the course materials on the World Wide Web for students to access.

Disability Identification and Educational Accommodations: Lessons From the 2019 Admissions Scandal

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Lovett
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Objective Data ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Identification Methods ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
Student Skill ◽  
Disability Identification ◽  
Educational Accommodations

A recent, widely publicized scandal involved students who obtained fraudulent diagnoses of learning disabilities in an effort to get accommodations on college admissions tests. Although the exact circumstances of the scandal are unusual, the methods used to obtain diagnoses and accommodations illustrate widespread problems with current policies. These problems include certain disability identification methods that overemphasize performance on diagnostic tests, a lack of attention to the unfair advantages that unwarranted accommodations can provide, and a lack of commonly used guidelines for making accommodations decisions based on credible, objective data. The scandal was a rare consequence of these problems, but far more frequent consequences involve unequal treatment of students from different backgrounds and test scores that fail to reflect actual student skill levels.

Technology Tips: A Global Electronic Community

1994 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 650-651
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Manes
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Active Member ◽  
Personal Interest ◽  
Home Computer ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Electronic Bulletin Boards ◽  
On Line ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Electronic Community

The whole world is going digital! As a teacher, I have used my home computer to prepare materials, to keep track of grades, and to type final reports. But my computer holds so much more potential. As an active member of what I like to call “the on-line culture,” I have planned entire vacations from my desk, including purchasing plane tickets and requesting vegetarian meals, making hotel reservations, and budgeting the cost; I have used electronic mail to keep in touch with my family and friends; and I have learned how to clean the bearings and rotate the wheels of my in-line skates thanks to Usenet newsgroups. These newsgroups are like worldwide electronic bulletin boards. People use their computers to post questions, answers, opinions, ideas, and tirades to be read by anyone anywhere. Groups exist for every professional and personal interest imaginable.

Social and P2P Networks on the Internet

2008 ◽  
pp. 545-550
Author(s):  
Milica Stojmenovic
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Mailing Lists ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
On Line ◽  
Voice Chat ◽  
E Mail

This article studies social networks on the Internet created by popular applications such as e-mails, Web, chat, file sharing via peer-to-peer interaction, and online gaming. The Internet has its roots in military and academia. Connections are available around the world at academic institutions, military installations, government agencies, commercial enterprises, commercial information providers (AOL, CompuServe, and MSN), and Internet service providers. The Internet offers the following services: sending and receiving e-mail (electronic mail), transferring files between computers, participating in discussion groups through newsgroups and mailing lists, searching and retrieving information, chat, Internet relay chat, instant messaging, Internet telephony (voice chat), and on-line shopping. Newsgroups contain databases of messages on topics. They are similar to mailing lists, except that e-mail messages are posted to newsgroup sites. Bulletin boards and discussion groups offer similar services. People “surf the net” to find information and download files and connect directly to other computers. Web pages are used to communicate with customers and suppliers, describe organizations and products, tender documents, and provide services (banking, stocks, and software).

Methods for Improving the Design of Experiments Outcome in an ME Curriculum

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy C. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Design Of Experiments ◽  
Electronics Cooling ◽  
Thermal Design ◽  
Experiment Planning ◽  
Design Activity ◽  
Technical Literature ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Actual Design ◽  
Sufficient Degree ◽  
Student Skill

To do a design of experiments project with a sufficient degree of realism can require a large block of class time. It would be valuable for the students to practice uncertainty analysis, selection of instruments, experiment planning, and application of engineering analysis. It would also be useful for them to learn about test codes and standards, to examine descriptions of similar test rigs found in the technical literature, and to operate within constraints on time, materials and fabrication costs. Time and student skill levels limit the number of these "ideals" that can be achieved, and compromises have to be made. The hope is that these limitations will not cause the project to degenerate to the "design without much analysis the night before the project is due" mentality that many students equate with "design" This paper describes methods for improving the "design of experiments" outcome in the ME curriculum. The design of a rig for testing electronics cooling heat sinks is the project. Activities in several prerequisite courses are coordinated to provide supporting background knowledge. A heat sink thermal design project in the co-requisite heat transfer course is linked to the design of experiments project. These efforts allow more time for the actual design activity. Several techniques for bringing realistic constraints into the project and for improving the efficiency of some traditionally time consuming activities are presented. Instead of simplifying the objective, students are given more assistance in overcoming the problems that they are least able to solve due to their inexperience. In this way, the project maintains a higher level of realism.

Teaching Badminton Based on Student Skill Levels

Strategies ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianyu Wang ◽  
Jeff Moffit
Keyword(s):  
Skill Levels ◽  
Student Skill

scholarly journals An Introduction to Services Accessible on the Internet

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Marlene Giguère
Keyword(s):  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Public Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Bulletin Board ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Bulletin Boards ◽  
Mail Service

The Internet is an international wide area network linking computers in research and educational institutions in more than thirty countries. Services include access to electronic mail and bulletin board facilities, access to machine-readable texts such as electronic serials, and the capacity to download complex text files and software. As libraries inevitably move toward greater cooperative resource sharing, the Internet will become an increasingly important tool in providing access to these resources. Libraries suffering from budget cutbacks must look for alternative and creative ways of providing the same level of service with decreasing physical and personnel resources. The Internet, an internationaltelecommunications and computer network, is potentially a tool which can expand a library's access to a vast range of services without increasing costs. For authorized users, generally transmitting on the Internet is free. In addition many of the services accessible on the Internet are also free of charge. The objective of this article is to explain what the Internet is and how it can be used advantageously in libraries. The strength of this network is in the types of services and the range of resources which it makes aocessible. The article will provide an overview of the electronic mail service, bulletin boards and electronicpublications available, as well as information on accessing online public access catalogs, databases and archives. 

scholarly journals PRE AND POST COURSE STUDENT SELF ASSESSMENT OF CEAB GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES – A TOOL FOR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT, STUDENT SKILL AND COURSE IMPROVEMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marnie V. Jamieson ◽  
John M. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Skill Levels ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Student Skill ◽  
Skill Improvement

In addition to instructor assessment, capstone and introductory design students self-assess their skill levels based on their perceived attainment of and confidence in their ability to perform categorized skills related to the CEAB Graduate Assessment Attributes pre and post both courses. The assessment levels are no or introductory experience, developing,satisfactory and mastered. The goals of this initiative are to provide data for the CEAB mandated requirement for continuous course improvement, and to gauge student perceptions of their skill development as they progress through the design course sequence. The results from two sets of online surveys for each course have helped identify areas for course development and have helped prioritize course improvements in areas with the largest potential for attribute and skill improvement. Course deliveryeffectiveness was evaluated by comparison with previous cohorts, pre and post course student self-assessment, and student engagement and satisfaction survey data. This report focuses on the results of the pre and post course student self-assessments, including outcomes for cohortscompleting all four surveys, and comparisons between students enrolled in the co-op program, who have an 8-month gap between courses, and traditional engineering program students, who are younger on average and only have a one-month gap between courses

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